Spring-bed.



A. SGHEIBLE.

SPRING BED.

APPLICATION FILED 11.5, 1912.

1,054,453. Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

45% i: if n CGLUMDIA PLANOORAP" C0" WASHINGTON. D- 7C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- ALBERT SCHEIBLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPRING-BED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT SCHEIBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Spring-Bed, of which the following is a clear, concise, and full specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application.

My invention relates to spring beds and consists in a novel construction whereby great resiliency is obtained without making the bed-bottom so elastic as to sag readily.

It has been customary heretofore to depend upon the yielding qualities of the weave or bed-bottom for the desired resiliency. Where auxiliary spring members have been used between the bed slats and the bed-bottom, these have been found diflicult of attachment and squeaky in action. They have also made the combined spring arrangement diflioult to pack for shipment, or to handle without damaging the springs. Moreover, the auxiliary springs were apt to tilt the slats upon the sides of the bedstead, thereby making the structure unstable, noisy and liable to get out of order.

The object of my invention is to provide auxiliary springs which may easily be attached to or detached from a resilient bedbottom and which will not tilt or cant the slats when in use. I attain this object by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of one of the aux iliary springs as used with my construction and a partial section of the bed-bottom and the slat between which this spring is interposed. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a section through the lug engaged by the lower end of the spring along the line E. Figs. 4 and 5 are side and end views of the lug engaged by the upper end of the spring. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the bracket which is hooked over the slat and which bracket has a lug engaged by the lower end of the spring. Fig. 7 shows an alternative type of auxiliary spring.

In the'drawings, A is a side rail of a bedstead. Upon this side rail rests the end B of the slat 0, this slat being preferably of angle steel with the vertical web of the angle cut away for a short distance at each end of the slat, so that the horizontal part B will be free to rest upon the side rail.

D is a bed-bottom which may be of woven Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 5, 1912.

Patented Feb. 25,1913. Serial No. 688.626.

wire but which is preferably composed of latticed steel strips, the longitudinal strips being connected by helical springs F with the end piece G of the bed-bottom.

H is an auxiliary spring interposed between the end piece G and the slat 0, there being preferably two of these springs at each end of the bed-bottom, each spring being adjacent to one corner of the bed-bottom.

I is a lug or projection on the end piece G, which lug is engaged by the loop J at the upper end of the spring H, this spring being preferably of the type shown in Patent #887112, issued May 12,1908, to M. H. Naber.

L is a similar lug on a hanger or spring support M which hooks over or is stepped upon the slat C, this lug L being engaged by the loop N at the lower end of the spring H. The hanger M is preferably made of malleable iron and as its point of engagement with the spring H is below the level at which the end B of the slat is stepped upon the side rail of the bedstead, a side strain on the spring II will not readily cant or tilt the slat C. The lug I is preferably made with extensions Q which are slipped through corresponding perforations in the end piece G and are riveted so as to hold thus lug in place.

R is an alternative type of auxiliary spring for use with my construction.

\Vith the spring construction as described, the slats, brackets and auxiliary springs can all be packed separately or tied snugly to the under side of the bed-bottom for shipment, thereby obviating the liability of damage in transit. In assembling them, the hangers M are slipped over the slat O and slid along the latter until the lugs L are spaced at a distance equal to the space between the upper lugs I; or the hangers may be fastened to the slats in the corresponding positions. Then the loops at the ends of the auxiliary springs E are slipped over the lugs L and I respectively. It will be evident from the drawings that when the parts are thus assembled, the shape of the lugs or sockets I and L will keep the springs E from rotating, as they would otherwise be apt to swing against the slat and the bed-bottom, thereby causing a noisy action. It will also be evident that by using the springs having their coils in substantially vertical planes, the motion of the spring ends is limited practically to a vertical plane, thereby overcoming the tendency toward a side motion of the bed-bottom when some one is climbing into the bed.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the exact arrangement described, as it is evident that various modifications could be made in the various parts without departing from the spirit of my invention.

hat I claim as new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

1. A bed-bottom construction including a resilient bed-bottom fabric stretched between the end-pieces of a frame; and detachable spring members having engagement at their opposite ends with the said end-pieces and with the slats of the bedstead; there being projections upon the said end-pieces to prevent the spring members from rotating.

2. A bed-bottom construction including a pair of slats adapted to he stepped at their ends upon the side rails of a bedstead; a resilient bed-bottom fabric mounted within a frame; and a plurality of detachable spring members interposed between each of the slats and the bed-bottom frame; each of the said spring members having terminal loops affording non-rotatable engagement with the parts between which it is interposed.

3. A bed construction including a bedstead frame; a framework supporting a resilient fabric; a plurality of slats supported by the bedstead frame; and a plurality of detachable spring members interposed between and having non-rotatable engagement with the framework and the slats; each spring member including a coiled spring with the plane of the coils substantially vertical and with a substantially horizontal connection between the spring coil and the framework, whereby the upper end of the spring is restricted to a substantially vertical movement.

4. A bed-bottom construction including as one member a slat adapted to be stepped at its ends upon the side rails of a bedstead; as another member a framework supporting a bed-bottom; and a plurality of detachable springs interposed between the said members; each of the said springs having a plurality of coils in substantially vertical planes and terminating in an elongated loop for interlocking non-rotatably With a projection on the said framework.

A bed construction including a bedstead frame and a resilient bed-bottom; a slat stepped upon the bedstead frame; a spring member interposed between the bedbottom and the bedstead frame; and a spring support stepped upon the slat and engaging the spring at a level below that at which the slat is stepped upon the bedstead frame.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT SCHEIBLE.

lVitnesses M. A. SurrH, Jr. Ensrn RoHLorr.

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